Colin has an excellent BOR diary advocating Chris Bell as a candidate for the now-open SD17 seat. It's a bit hard to believe, but with some luck, we could pick up three Senate seats this fall, and that's without a serious opponent for Sen. John Carona. Just getting one would be huge, but having the chance to get more means a lot. On the assumption that the election will be November 4, and that State Rep. Scott Hochberg would prefer to keep his (uncontested this year) seat rather than resign it to run in SD17, I hope Bell takes up this challenge.